Mediterranean Tuna Pasta Salad
photo by twissis
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
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Vinaigrette
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1⁄4 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons light olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
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Salad
- 2 cups uncooked medium pasta shells
- 1 small cucumber, scored and sliced (1 cup)
- 1⁄2 small red onion, sliced into thin wedges
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
- 10 pitted kalamata olives, coarsely chopped
- 5 cups mixed salad greens
- 1 (12 ounce) can solid albacore tuna in water, drained and flaked
- 1⁄2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
directions
- Whisk dressing ingredients together in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse under cold running water. Drain again.
- Place pasta in a large bowl. Add vegetables, olives, salad greens and tuna. Pour on vinaigrette, toss to coat.
- Sprinkle with feta cheese.
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Reviews
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Loved this recipe! I love pasta salad and I love tuna and this dressing really brought it all together. I used only about 1/2 the pasta amount and 1/2 the vinegar and used Greek seasoning instead of the oregano. I added the lettuce to the individual servings at the table so the lettuce wouldn't get soggy. Thanks for posting!
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This is a GREAT salad SQ & has all our favorite salad ingredients! As you can see from my pic, I did take some Iclandic liberties but I stayed true to the heart & soul of your recipe in every way. I used cherry tomatoes for the grape-sized ones, spaghetti instead of shells & iceberg lettuce instead of mixed greens ... the last just because I couldn't help myself. I love iceberg lettuce & we don't see it often here. :-) The only other thing I did was to decrease the amt of vinegar slightly in the dressing to suit my DH. We loved this salad & it got a big YUM from both of us! Thx for sharing this keeper w/us!
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Loved this recipe! I love pasta salad and I love tuna and this dressing really brought it all together. I used only about 1/2 the pasta amount and 1/2 the vinegar and used Greek seasoning instead of the oregano. I added the lettuce to the individual servings at the table so the lettuce wouldn't get soggy. Thanks for posting!
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This is a GREAT salad SQ & has all our favorite salad ingredients! As you can see from my pic, I did take some Iclandic liberties but I stayed true to the heart & soul of your recipe in every way. I used cherry tomatoes for the grape-sized ones, spaghetti instead of shells & iceberg lettuce instead of mixed greens ... the last just because I couldn't help myself. I love iceberg lettuce & we don't see it often here. :-) The only other thing I did was to decrease the amt of vinegar slightly in the dressing to suit my DH. We loved this salad & it got a big YUM from both of us! Thx for sharing this keeper w/us!
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